William Shatner hasn't graced our screens as Captain William Kirk since Star Trek: Generations. He vocally returned as Kirk in Roddenberry Archive's short "Unification," with his face de-aged; however, Sam Witwer actually played the role. That didn't make fans any less happy to see the captain back. We'll take him no matter how we can get him, and now, it's possible we might be able to see him once again as the formidable Captain Kirk.
At Fan Expo Vancouver on Friday, February 21 at the Execute! A Panel with William Shatner, the 93-year-old legend confirmed that he'd been contacted by a writer on one of Star Trek's series. [Via thedirect] [The Direct added that this was an in-development series, but that was not included in the quote from Shatner.] And he added that he was impressed by this writer. "I have been asked to come back as Kirk so many times. If Kirk is going to come back, it has to mean something. It has to be the show. But I was so impressed by this writer, so I said let's talk after I'm done in Vancouver. So I'm awaiting a pitch to make it the show, it should come on Monday or Tuesday," Shatner said.
This writer has to be over-the-moon with just the idea of having a talk with Shatner. I know fans are excited just thinking about the possibility that we could see Captain Kirk again. Of course, we know it can't be for a cameo, which is even better. This could actually be an episode that is fully about Captain Kirk or, at the very least, includes him for the most of the episode.
Bringing Captain Kirk back would ignite the franchise as "Unification" proved. Shatner helped to start Star Trek, and it would bring him full circle if the new fans, possibly those who haven't seen The Original Series, could see the best Captain Kirk.
We have our fingers crossed for this writer and hope that the pitch is one that is irresistible to Shatner.